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IT IS NOT ALWAYS MAY.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the primary theme of 'It Is Not Always May'?

Q02of 10

What does the repeated line 'There are no birds in last year's nest' primarily represent?

Q03of 10

From what language and source does Longfellow take the epigraph that opens the poem?

Q04of 10

To whom is the poem's direct address specifically spoken?

Q05of 10

Which poetic technique does Longfellow use when he writes 'The bluebird prophesying Spring'?

Q06of 10

What is the overall tone of the poem's advice to the maiden?

Q07of 10

In stanza two, the image of 'freighted clouds at anchor lie' is best described as what type of figurative language?

Q08of 10

What is the rhyme scheme of each four-line stanza in the poem?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'fragrance of thy prime' in stanza five uses which literary device?

Q10of 10

What does Longfellow counsel the maiden to do with concerns beyond her own enjoyment of youth?

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